Residents raise policing and code-enforcement concerns during Kankakee council public comment

Dec 16, 2025

At public comment Robert Ellington Snipes described a stop he said was conducted while he was walking and asked that officers show more courtesy and training; Alicia Hartford raised safety concerns about an apparently abandoned home at 431 South Harrison Ave. Staff promised follow-up contact.

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Two residents used the public comment period at the Dec. 15 council meeting to raise neighborhood safety concerns.

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